What does ablate mean?
Ablate means (transitive) To remove or decrease something by cutting, erosion, melting, evaporation, or vaporization..
Ablate
/əˈbleɪt/ · verb
Meaning
(transitive) To remove or decrease something by cutting, erosion, melting, evaporation, or vaporization..
Definitions by Sense
- (transitive) To remove or decrease something by cutting, erosion, melting, evaporation, or vaporization.
- (intransitive) To undergo ablation; to become melted or evaporated and removed at a high temperature.
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Word Forms
- ablates
- ablating
- ablated
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